The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-04-17
ONE MILLION DOLLARS.
An Extensive Mining Sale in
Box Elder.
PRESENT SIGNS OF A BOOM
Mining Prospects Very Encouraging
Business on the Increase-The
Bear River Canal-GeneraI.

Your Box Elder correspondence is
probably not as frequent as desired,
but the apology is the lack of desire to
bore you with matters OF little or no
general interest.
This seems to be
TIME OF BooMs,
excitements and great anticipations in
some quarters. At present we have no
boom to invite your presence or capital
to, but judging from certain plainly
observable signs on the horizon of our
future, we could not well be blamed for
making the announcement that our
boom is coming, but how close it is to
our doors, or when it will arrive. 1 am
not at present prepared to state. Itmay
come with the merry month of May.
What signs have we Of coming boom?
Hold your breath moment. A few
day ago certain mines in our
county of Box Elder were sold for
the small consideration of one million
dollars. Give you names and par
ticulars? Don't be too eager. Suffice
it to say, facts in my possession will
bear me out that such transaction
has really taken place. How's that for
sign of boom? Then, besides this
speaking of rnines-the Garfield mine is
still being developed by number of
hands working night and day. The
superintendent, Mr.. Do an. was in town
last Saturday, and stated that the main
tunnel is developed some 225 feet, and
work is now being vigorously pushed
on another shaft, with very encourag-
ing results. So much fo- our
PROSPECTS FOR MINING bonn.
Then we are promised in words of
soberness, that dam over 100 feet high
is to be placed in Bear River Canyon,
to bring out the waters of Bear River
by canal some thirty miles in length,
by which some hundreds of thousands
| of acres of splendid land will be brought
into cultivation and settlement. and
thereby double or treble. the present
population of Box Elder County. How
| is that for waterworks boom? We
trust 1t will not turn out to be mere gas
works. Brigham City is growing and
| spreading out. Most OF the land on the
south side of town, for which there has
hitherto been little or no water, is being
| taken up, claimed and cultivated and
there is some talk among private
parties Of constructing reservoir to
reclaim large tract of land on the
| northeast OF town. We hope to see the
reservoir boom.
In town our citizens and the mer-
chants are continually branching out
and improving their premises.
Mr.. G. Nielsen has just built large
addition to his store on Main Street.
Mr.. Peter Siggard is now erecting
large addition on the north side of his
store on Main Street.
Messrs Boothe & Pierce now have a
delivery wagon or peddler wagon con-
nected with their establishment which
has, thus far, proven quite a success.
Our Coop is continually making i'm
provements in that establishment to &C.
commodate their large wholesale and
retail business
We now have a new clock in our
court house tower and
ITS FOUR SMILING FACES
and its hourly greetings are quite pleas
ant variations to the eyes and ears Of
our appreciatiVe citizens, and an endur-
ing reminder of the enterprise of our
city and county authorities.
Workmen are now engaged remodel
ing the exterior of our court house,
which, when completed, will correspond
with the new tower.
Mr.. o. G. Snow has just purchased
the fine black stallion BLACK Prince,
IT." The animal is four years old and
is descended from one of the best
blooded trotting animals in the Terri
tory. His sire, Black Prince, Sr., was
imported to the Territory several
years ago. by John w. Young, ESQ.,, at
cost. of $4,000. Mr.. o. G. Snow is to
be congratulated on his purchase of so
valuable an animal and deserves, as he
receives, extensive credit and patron.
age in his endeavors to improve the
stock of Box Elder County.
The foundation is laid for a new
Presbyterian Church and school room
for Brigham City. 1t will be situated
on Main Street, Immediately north of
the present building.
OUR DRAMATIC TROUPE
has purchased a manuscript copy of
the Bankers Daughter, from the Home
Club of Salt Lake City, The piece is
now in rehearsal, and it is expected
that it will be presented here in good
style one week from Saturday.
We have suffered more from raids of
Jack Frost than deputy marshals
during the past few days, and it is
feared that much Of our fruit has been
arrested. - J,B.
BRIGHa,1 Cry AnriI X iS87